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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pikes Peak (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pikes Peak. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Pikes Peak ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Pikes Peak, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pikes Peak may originally have been Pike's Peak.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pikes Peak might be written as Pike Peak.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pikes Peak is located in Brown County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Monroe & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Pikes Peak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pikes Peak:

  • Brown County     (The home county of Pikes Peak)
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.
    • Stony Lonesome
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ogilville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Garden City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
    • Corn Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Pleasant View Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
      • Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Elizabethtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Petersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clifford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Decatur County
  • Greene County
    • Hendricksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
  • Lawrence County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.
    • Unionville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
    • Smithville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dolan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clear Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Harrodsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Highland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
    • Kirksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ellettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <3>
    • Stanford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Stinesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.
    • Morgantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
      • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <3>
    • Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
      • Paragon is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <3>
    • Waverly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waverly
      • From Pikes Peak to Waverly
    • Bethany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Shelby County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Pikes Peak to Kossuth

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pikes Peak, see our County-by-County Page for Pikes Peak.

Cemeteries Near Pikes Peak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pikes Peak.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pikes Peak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.

  • Spiker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moffitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moffitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Noblet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Haislup Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haislup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haislup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pikes Peak had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pikes Peak, with the one closest to Pikes Peak listed first.

  • Christiansburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
    • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
  • Stratford ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Marion County
  • Becks Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Story
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waymansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waymansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
    • Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Elkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville is located in Brown County
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Houston
    • From Pikes Peak to Houston
  • Spraytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spraytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
    • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Spraytown
    • From Pikes Peak to Spraytown
  • Maumee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
    • Maumee is located in Jackson County
  • Freetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Surprise
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Surprise is located in Jackson County
    • Beanblossom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kurtz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pikes Peak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pikes Peak.

Newspapers Published in Pikes Peak ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pikes Peak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pikes Peak, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pikes Peak.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pikes Peak:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pikes Peak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pikes Peak) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pikes Peak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1290, Longitude: -86.1415    
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pikes Peak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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